1956-57 Northern Ohio League Basketball Scores


Bellevue
Coach:  Burnell Hoffman
Record:  0-19 (0-7 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Jerry Smith (223 pts/11.7 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/23/56	Alumni			L	39	69
11/30/56	Bowling Green		L	46	68
12/07/56	@Ashland		L	35	76
12/14/56	Norwalk			L	45	47
12/18/56	Fostoria		L	40	74
12/28/56	@Bryan			L	48	78	Holiday Tournament at Bryan High School
12/29/56	Perrysburg		L	42	47	Holiday Tournament at Bryan High School
01/04/57*	Tiffin Columbian	L	61     101
01/08/57	@Sandusky St. Mary	L	52	65
01/11/57*	@Norwalk		L	54	65
01/18/57*	Bucyrus			L	43	53
01/25/57*	Upper Sandusky		L	57	66
01/29/57	Fremont Ross		L	63	77
02/01/57*	@Willard		L	64	70
02/02/57	@Port Clinton		L	67	85
02/08/57*	@Galion			L	54	74
02/12/57	@Sandusky		L	41	65
02/15/57*	Shelby			L	42	80
02/21/57	Sandusky St. Mary	L	64	65	Class AA Sectional Tournament


Bucyrus
Coach:  Dave Winefordner
Record:  5-14 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Jack Hewitt (278 pts/14.4 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     BHS     Opp
11/30/56	@Port Clinton		W	67	66
12/01/56	@Crestline		L	65	69
12/04/56	Tiffin Columbian	L	61	97
12/07/56	@Galion			L	54	75
12/11/56	Madison			L	65	69
12/14/56	Crestline		L	88	91
12/18/56	@Willard		W	82	47
12/21/56	Shelby			L	72	93
01/04/57*	Norwalk			L	58	59
01/08/57	@Kenton			L	66	78
01/11/57*	Upper Sandusky		W	74	65
01/18/57*	@Bellevue		W	53	43
01/25/57*	Willard			L	53	54
01/26/57	@Madison		W	60	58
01/29/57	@Upper Sandusky		L	52	61
02/01/57*	Galion			L	65	86
02/08/57*	@Shelby			L	52	77
02/15/57*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	53	81
02/22/57	Marion Harding		L	34	70	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Galion
Coach:  Jack Shuck
Record:  9-10 (5-2 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Wilbur Ritzhaupt (254 pts/13.3 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     GHS     Opp
11/30/56	Shelby			L	54	81
12/01/56	Mt. Gilead		W	50	37
12/04/56	Madison			W	67	58
12/07/56	Bucyrus			W	75	54
12/14/56	@Ashland		L	60	82
12/21/56	Crestline		L	72     100
12/29/56	@Mt. Vernon		L	72     101
01/04/57*	Upper Sandusky		W	60	50
01/08/57	@Crestline		L	56	90
01/11/57*	@Shelby			L	69	91
01/18/57*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	51	85
01/19/57	@Marion St. Mary	W	65	64
01/25/57*	Norwalk			W	68	57
02/01/57*	@Bucyrus		W	86	65
02/08/57*	Bellevue		W	74	54
02/12/57	Marion Harding		L	56	79
02/15/57*	@Willard		W	83	62
02/19/57	@Madison		L	51	64
02/23/57	Madison			L	52	53	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Norwalk
Coach:  Grant Walls
Record:  6-13 (3-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Bud Middaugh (334 pts/17.5 avg)

Date		Versus	               W/L     OFF     DEF
11/30/56	Clyde			L	54	60
12/07/56	@Elyria			L	48	75
12/14/56	@Bellevue		W	47	45
12/15/56	Sandusky		W	49	48
12/21/56	@Sandusky St. Mary	L	57	62
12/28/56	@Madison		L	46	47
12/29/56	Fremont Ross		L	46	65
01/04/57*	@Bucyrus		W	59	58
01/11/57*	Bellevue		W	65	54
01/18/57*	@Willard		W	62	57
01/19/57	Fremont St. Joseph	L	43	51
01/25/57*	@Galion			L	57	68
02/01/57*	Shelby			L	50	67
02/02/57	@Akron Kenmore		L	61	97
02/08/57*	Tiffin Columbian	L	53	70
02/15/57*	@Upper Sandusky		L	50	57
02/16/57	Port Clinton		L	61	69
02/23/57	Sandusky St. Mary	W	73	67	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School
03/01/57	Tiffin Columbian	L	52	77	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School


Shelby
Coach:  Chuck Williams
Record:  22-2 (7-0 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Larry Siegfried (880 pts/36.6 avg)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
11/27/56	Alumni			W	92	58
11/30/56	@Galion			W	81	54
12/04/56	Tiffin Calvert		W	80	63
12/07/56	@Willard		W	89	52
12/14/56	Wooster			W	67	57
12/18/56	Madison			W	84	51
12/21/56	@Bucyrus		W	93	72
12/27/56	Columbus West		W	48	45	At Defiance High School
12/28/56	Dayton Dunbar		L	52	54	At Defiance High School
01/04/57*	Willard			W      111	43
01/11/57*	Galion			W	91	69
01/17/57*	@Upper Sandusky		W	88	64
01/22/57	@Madison		W	75	54
01/25/57*	Tiffin Columbian	W	69	65
01/29/57	Crestline		W      103	75
02/01/57	@Norwalk		W	67	50
02/08/57*	Bucyrus			W	77	52
02/15/57*	@Bellevue		W	80	42
02/21/57	Upper Sandusky		W	64	40	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Harding High School
03/01/57	Madison			W	67	54	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/57	Sandusky		W	59	50	Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliusem
03/09/57	Mansfield		W	66	47	Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliusem
03/15/57	Lima Senior		W	54	45	Class AA Regiional Tournament at University of Toledo Fieldhouse
03/16/57	Toledo Macomber		L	41	56	Class AA Regiional Tournament at University of Toledo Fieldhouse


Tiffin Columbian
Coach:  George Janson
Record:  17-2 (6-1 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Bill Staufer (419 pts/22.0 avg) - no game by game details

Date		Versus		       W/L     OFF     DEF
11/27/56	Toledo Macomber		W	42	38
12/04/56	@Bucyrus		W	97	61
		?Port Clinton		W	88	43
12/14/56	?Kenton			W	87	71
12/18/56	@Fremont Ross		W	83	68
12/21/56	@Upper Sandusky		W	94	56
12/28/56	?Willard		W	98	56
12/29/56	Toledo DeVilbiss	W	93	74
01/04/57*	?Bellevue		W      101	61
01/05/57	?Fostoria		W	76	38
01/11/57*	?Willard		W	87	42
01/18/57*	Galion			W	85	51
	*	?Shelby			L	65	69
02/01/57*	Upper Sandusky		W      102	33
02/08/57*	@Norwalk		W	70	53
02/15/57*	Bucyrus			W	81	53
02/22/57	Tiffin Calvert		W	67	61	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
03/01/57	Norwalk			W	77	52	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky
		Mansfield Senior	L	58	61	Class AA District Tournament at Marion Coliseum


Upper Sandusky
Coach:  Edgar Fisher
Record:  6-13 (3-4 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Ken Graham (305 pts/16.0 avg)

Date		Versus		       W/L     USHS    OPP
12/04/56	@Ada			L	50	75
12/07/56	Kenton			L	45	66
12/08/56	@Crestline		L	71	84
12/14/56	Madison			L	53	60
12/21/56	Tiffin Columbian	L	56	94
12/26/56	Claridon		W	56	49	Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
12/29/56	Marion St. Mary		L	43	50	Holiday Tournament at Marion Harding High School
01/04/57*	Galion			L	50	60
01/08/57	Marion Harding		L	47	87
01/11/57*	@Bucyrus		L	65	74
01/17/57*	Shelby			L	64	88
01/22/57	@Carey			L	54	83
01/25/57*	@Bellevue		W	66	57
01/29/57	Bucyrus			W	61	52
02/01/57*	@Tiffin Columbian	L	33     102
02/02/57	Crestline		W	68	65
02/08/57*	Willard			W	74	72
02/15/57*	Norwalk			W	57	50
02/21/57	Shelby			L	40	64	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Marion Harding High School


Willard
Coach:  Herb Hart
Record:  3-14 (2-5 NOL)
Leading Scorer:  Ron Buss (209 pts/13.0 avg) (missing 1 game)

Date		Versus                 W/L     OFF     DEF
12/01/56	@Attica			L	77	80	NEED BOX
12/07/56	Shelby			L	52	89
12/14/56	@Port Clinton		L	71	78
12/15/56	@Crestline		L	77     100
12/18/56	Bucyrus			L	47	82
12/28/56	@Tiffin Columbian	L	56	98
01/04/57*	@Shelby			L	43     111
01/11/57*	Tiffin Columbian	L	42	87
01/18/57*	Norwalk			L	57	62
01/25/57*	@Bucyrus		W	54	53
01/29/57	Clyde			L	63	69
02/01/57*	Bellevue		W	70	64
02/02/57	@Huron			L	56	71
02/08/57*	@Upper Sandusky		L	72	74
02/09/57	@Madison		W	55	47
02/15/57*	Galion			L	62	83
02/22/57	@Sandusky		L	54	64	Class AA Sectional Tournament at Sandusky Junior High School

Northern Ohio League Standings

Team NOL OFF DEF OAVG DAVG Shelby 7 - 0 583 385 83.28 55.00 Tiffin Columbian 6 - 1 591 362 84.42 51.71 Galion 5 - 2 491 464 70.14 66.28 Norwalk 3 - 4 396 431 56.57 61.57 Upper Sandusky 3 - 4 409 503 58.42 71.85 Bucyrus 2 - 5 408 465 58.28 66.42 Willard 2 - 5 400 534 57.14 76.28 Bellevue 0 - 7 375 509 53.57 72.71 Totals 28 - 28 3653 3643 65.23 65.23

Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Averages

Does not include Tiffin Columbian RNK AVG Name School Points Games 1 39.28 Larry Siegfried Shelby 275 7 2 21.00 Bud Middaugh Norwalk 147 7 3 18.00 Bob McCoy Galion 108 6 4 15.00 Bob Struble Bucyrus 105 7 5 13.85 Ken Graham Upper Sandusky 97 7 6 13.00 Ron Buss Willard 91 7 13.00 Chuck Lambrite Upper Sandusky 91 7 13.00 Wilbur Ritzhaupt Galion 91 7 9 12.42 Jerry Smith Bellevue 87 7 10 11.50 Jere Crosby Bellevue 46 4

Northern Ohio League Top Ten Scoring Games

RNK PTS Name School Versus Date 1 60 Larry Siegfried Shelby Galion 01/11/1957 2 58 Larry Siegfried Shelby Willard 01/04/1957 3 43 Larry Siegfried Shelby Tiffin Columbian 01/25/1957 4 34 Larry Siegfried Shelby Norwalk 02/01/1957 5 30 Bud Middaugh Norwalk Bellevue 01/11/1957 6 29 Larry Siegfried Shelby Upper Sandusky 01/17/1957 7 27 Bud Middaugh Norwalk Shelby 02/01/1957 8 26 Larry Siegfried Shelby Bellevue 02/15/1957 9 25 Ron Buss Willard Upper Sandusky 02/08/1957 25 Larry Siegfried Shelby Bucyrus 02/08/1957 Return to the Northern Ohio League index Email Me